"Health of the Nation"

HC Deb 26 October 1995 vol 264 cc791-2W

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is taking to address "Health of the Nation" targets for obesity. [38593]

Mr. Sackville

Measures to address obesity include:

• activity by the nutrition task force programme to reduce the proportion of fat in the diet;
• proposals from the physical activity task force for helping more people to be more active more often;
• a major campaign being developed by the Health Education Authority to promcte regular moderate physical activity and to highlight the contribution of physical activity to the prevention of obesity; and
• research reviews of effective intervention with regard to the prevention and treatment of obesity.